upstreman BR321-White Running Cost (Refrigerator)
upstreman BR321-White: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321-White at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $41 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the upstreman BR321-White compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.5% less, ranking 674 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman BR321-White on that list: upstreman BR321-Vintage Yellow ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while upstreman BR321-Yellow ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the upstreman lineup
Ranked 43 of upstreman's 115 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FR17-Blue ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FD182-# ($86/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the upstreman BR321-White adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The upstreman BR321-White already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 674 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.